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2 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said:

Btw, I’m digging the 770’s more and more. Might be partly the Ventus red shafts too, not sure. I think the shafts get me more spin, so it’s enough. The extra 10 yds drops a club from the Hogan Icon blades, so the spin almost equals out. As always, everything depends on how well ya strike it.

Yes, I do have an alternative plan.  Bending the JPX Tours or T100s 2° weak should eliminate most if not all of the offset in the 6-PW, and it will be significantly less in the 3-5 irons.

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13 hours ago, Shankster said:

I might do something stupid and just get a set of the RF irons.  I can’t stop looking at them.

Go for it! Stupid is good, stupid keeps us together...

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Fitting Day:

Woke up feeling like garbage, allergies are killing me right now.  Pretty sore all over, since our bed was moved last week, we are on an air mattress….

 

Hopeful Bag Outcome:

Driver: Something that hits Bombs and finds 50%+ of fairways.

Woods/Hybrid: Something that finds more than 50% fairways and hits Bombs.

DI: Sniper rifle accuracy, and trajectory.

Irons: The most forgiving Workable club I can stand to look at, with the least amount of offset.

Wedges: Something that I have confidence in looking at address.  Nothing higher than a 57° unless they flatten it.

 

Sounds easy enough right?

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1 hour ago, Shankster said:

Fitting Day:

Woke up feeling like garbage, allergies are killing me right now.  Pretty sore all over, since our bed was moved last week, we are on an air mattress….

 

Hopeful Bag Outcome:

Driver: Something that hits Bombs and finds 50%+ of fairways.

Woods/Hybrid: Something that finds more than 50% fairways and hits Bombs.

DI: Sniper rifle accuracy, and trajectory.

Irons: The most forgiving Workable club I can stand to look at, with the least amount of offset.

Wedges: Something that I have confidence in looking at address.  Nothing higher than a 57° unless they flatten it.

 

Sounds easy enough right?

Good luck!!!

Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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2 minutes ago, Shankster said:
 

Looks like I’m hitting off a mat though, bummer.

Tell them you aren’t hitting off no stinking mat, give me grass!

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                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

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On 6/20/2022 at 6:09 PM, Shankster said:

Haha.  You asked… you’ll get my honest answer.

When I worked at the golf course as a kid, all of the giant A-Holes had Callaway clubs. Put a bad taste in my mouth back then, and I’ve carried that sentiment with me ever since.

Best reason to exclude clubs as I have ever heard... come to think of it... the A-holes at my club growing up had Callaway too... subconscious avoidance perhaps.  🤣

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4 hours ago, Shankster said:

Hopeful Bag Outcome:

Driver: Something that hits Bombs and finds 50%+ of fairways.

Woods/Hybrid: Something that finds more than 50% fairways and hits Bombs.

DI: Sniper rifle accuracy, and trajectory.

Irons: The most forgiving Workable club I can stand to look at, with the least amount of offset.

Wedges: Something that I have confidence in looking at address.  Nothing higher than a 57° unless they flatten it.

 

Sounds easy enough right?

This should be interesting!!!  Thanks for bringing us along Shankster!!

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I liked this only because I wasn't sure whether the haha or the sad emoji was the right reaction... interesting times it appears at the fitting.

7 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Damnit….

🤦🏼‍♂️
 

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Just now, Shankster said:

Driving back home.  I will do a full write up later.  Was an eye opening experience… I’m a lot better ball striker than I thought.

We knew that, glad someone convinced/showed you that you were a good ball striker.  

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Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

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23 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Damnit….

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I had a sneaking suspicion that this was going to happen 😆

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12 minutes ago, JohnSmalls said:

I had a sneaking suspicion that this was going to happen 😆

The universe has a sick sense of humor sometimes

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53 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Damnit….

🤦🏼‍♂️
 

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This is a good damnit.
 

Those are some good numbers homie, enjoy the new toy😊 

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Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges…

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Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/

 

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I also figured out I have a predicament at the 3/4 iron spot.  3 iron and 4 iron both carry around 228, 3 iron rolls out more.. 

top of the bag carry yardages

Dr: 280+
Hy: 250

3i: 228

Should I find a 240 club?  The 3 hybrid would probably fill that, or the UDI.  But I don’t know when I would ever use that.

Didn’t have any DI’s to test today…

 

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I played KZG ZO blades for 15 years the ZO stands for zero offset.  I highly recommend them.  They feel like butter and can do it all.  Check them out online.  Hit them and fall in love!

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Fairways: Callaway Rogue 15* & 19* Matrix Ozik TP 6 HD stiff 

Hybrid: Titleist TSI 4 & 5 Hybrids Mitsubishi Tensi AV 65 HY X stiff   

Irons:  KZG Forged III 6-P Accura iS7 (Refinished and regrooved)

Wedges: Cleveland CBX  50*, Taylormade MG 3 Tiger grind 56 bent to 54/10 & Taylormade MG 4 Tiger grind 56 bent to 58/14

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50 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Alright, so today was about as much fun as I’ve had at a driving range setting in my life.  Brandon at Knighthawk Golf Center is a stand up dude.

Irons tested:

Titleist CB, T100, and T100s.

Mizuno 223 (I couldn’t stand the JPX at address) 

Taylormade CB

 

Hybrids tested:

PING G425 2

Titleist TSi3 

 

Drivers:

Titleist TSi4

Callaway Rogue ST Triple D

 

After some serious conversation about my preferences and whatnot, this is what he recommended that I try.

Warmed up with my clubs for a few minutes while he did a quick regrip.  When he walked up he said “swing speed”…

So after we got the warm ups out of the way he handed me the Mizuno 223, just like the JPX it made me cross eyed.  I hit it well but it felt dead and the top line looked like a SGI. Yuck.

Moved into the Titleist CB, and I would have Stopped right here.  I was hitting it so good that I didn’t want to try anything else. Average with the 7 iron was around 170 I believe with nearly 8k on the backspin with several different shafts. Around 120’ apex.. 50°+ land angle

Tried the T100 next, nearly identical numbers to the CB.

Tried the T100s next.  I compared them side to side with my T100s’, and they look to have figured out a way to hide the offset, it’s just a better looking club.  181 average 7 iron with around 5500-5800 spin, 110’ apex and 49° land angle average.  He said that this can’t be beat for distance and stopping power.  
 

The shaft we ended up going to with these 3 models was the Project X LZ 6.5. Which is weird because it was the lowest launching and most controlled out of the lot.  I had these in the Blueprints and absolutely hated them, but in 6.0.

Moved into the Taylormade CB, beautiful club.  Top line like a hybrid though… bye bye.

Iron specs ended up being, T100s Standard length, 2 degrees flat, PX LZ 6.5 shafts.  2 flat really calmed down my lefts.  So beautiful in flight… 

 

Hybrids: first rip with the G425 set 1° flat in 17° of loft was 255 carry, 278 total… absolute bomb.  This is where the dropping the 3 wood conversation began.  While he was inside getting the drivers ready, I hit my 3 wood just to see what trackman had to say… 266 carry 291 overall.  The TSi3 hybrid was pretty good, but the PING G425 won this battle handily.  

Specs: 1° flat, Tensi Orange X

 

Driver: well, you already know the outcome, but I was not expecting it.  My PXG could not muster over 262 carry today.  I was hitting it as best I could too.  Around 3800+ spin.  Next up was the TSi4… what an odd duck. Weird shaped.  270 carry was the best this saw, and around 2500 spin, really high too.

The Rouge ST ♦️ ♦️ ♦️ was an absolute monster.  I could not believe it.  It sounds perfect. Looks great and it instantly gained 20 yards of carry.  Only an idiot would hold my grudge any longer. So rather than average 270-280 with roll out, I’ll be landing there… crazy….

 

By this time I was super tired, it was 88° and humid.  So I hit my two wedges, and a full swipe with the 48° produced around 13,000 backspin, and the 54° was right behind it at 12,500 at 113 yards.  He was good with the gapping between the PW, 48, and 54 but said I could add another if I wanted to. So that’s where my 52, 56 came in. Since I’m dropping the 3 wood.

Brandon recommend that I go with the same shaft in the wedges, and make them all the same length as my PW. We talked about and even tried to lower my ball flight with equipment, but he said he would kill to have the stopping power that I do. Everything is around 100-120’ in the air.  
 

So… when I get to Oregon I will be ordering the rest of the clubs.  Bag will look like:

Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple D Tensi White X 75g (STD) setting 9°

Hy: PING G425 2 hybrid Tensi Orange X 85g & maybe the 3…

Irons: T100s Standard length 2° flat, Project X LZ 6.5 3-PW

Wedges: SM9 48°, 52°, 56° 2° Project X LZ 6.5 (F, F, M grinds) all at PW length.

Cannot recommended a proper fitting enough.  I’ve been to DSG and used their launch monitor… it is a waste of time. Everything had a 50 yard slice.  

 

Good stuff Alan...those Titleists irons really are fantastic.

Did you go Tensei 1K or just tensei white?

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  • Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60  Nippon Modus 3 120s
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  • Srixon Z-Star XV 

Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges…

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/

Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/

 

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4 minutes ago, D Mackey said:

I played KZG ZO blades for 15 years the ZO stands for zero offset.  I highly recommend them.  They feel like butter and can do it all.  Check them out online.  Hit them and fall in love!

I’ve looked at them.  Definitely look nice.  I wish more companies would make a zero, or constant small offset iron.  Progressive offset sucks.  Especially if you draw the ball, with a crap load of offset in the long irons I would boomerang it around and hit myself in the back of the head.  

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Glad you got fit and the results were good! How do you keep a ball on the green with those apex and spin #'s? My ball would be spinning 40 feet off every green. 

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10 minutes ago, THEZIPR23 said:

Glad you got fit and the results were good! How do you keep a ball on the green with those apex and spin #'s? My ball would be spinning 40 feet off every green. 

Oh, with the irons I got from you, the land angle is even steeper.  Like 53-55° I think… so my 7 iron is coming in like a lob wedge. Haha.

 

For the 48 and 54, I’ve honestly not used them at that distance lately.  Using the set “PW” at half throttle for 100 and in mostly.  For two reason, keeping the ball on the green, and prepping myself for wind.  
 

trackman had the 48 backed up 9 yards and the 54 8 yards.. I’d have to aim at the back of the green.

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1 hour ago, Shankster said:

Alright, so today was about as much fun as I’ve had at a driving range setting in my life.  Brandon at Knighthawk Golf Center is a stand up dude.

Yeah he is and outside of some of the area reps he’s the only one that I go to for fittings

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Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white

Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid

Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60

Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1

Ball: Titleist Prov1

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37 minutes ago, Shankster said:

I also figured out I have a predicament at the 3/4 iron spot.  3 iron and 4 iron both carry around 228, 3 iron rolls out more.. 

top of the bag carry yardages

Dr: 280+
Hy: 250

3i: 228

Should I find a 240 club?  The 3 hybrid would probably fill that, or the UDI.  But I don’t know when I would ever use that.

Didn’t have any DI’s to test today…

 

Go with 3H for sure. Then 4i

if you have the extra spot in the bag then go 2i for the low bullets off the tee

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